Articles filed under Illinois
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Quinn signs bill cracking down on jail phone scamAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A new Illinois law cracks down on inmates who run phone scams from jail. It comes after Cook County officials said they uncovered a scam last year where inmates pretende...
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Former tollway chairman's undisclosed land deal raises flagsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - While heading the Illinois tollway, John Mitola led a Wheeling real estate venture with another Rod Blagojevich appointee - a former business partner of convicted influe...
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State Rep. Bill Black wants U of I trustee jobAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Veteran Illinois lawmaker Bill Black said Friday he wants to serve on the University of Illinois' embattled board of trustees and help the school recover f...
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Jailer accused of exposing self to female inmateAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG -- A southern Illinois jailer is accused of exposing himself to a female inmate. Saline County prosecutors have charged 25-year-old Patrick McDonald of Harris...
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Happy birthday, Abe, here's a shiny new pennyAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday -- or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark ...
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Man pleads guilty to 100 burglariesAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- An Illinois man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after admitting to more than 100 burglaries in two southeast Missouri towns. The Southeast M...
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State Rep. Bill Black wants U of I trustee jobAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - DANVILLE -- Veteran Illinois lawmaker Bill Black says he wants to serve on the University of Illinois' embattled board of trustees. The Danville Republican earned a mast...
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Traffic stop uncovers 400 pounds of potAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - CAIRO -- A man is in custody in southern Illinois after the pickup truck he was driving was found to be hauling 400 pounds of marijuana. A Cairo police sergeant made the...
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Eastern Ill. firefighter jailed in vehicle fireAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Champaign police have arrested a city firefighter on suspicion of setting fire to her own vehicle and one belonging to a colleague. Champaign Fire Chief Dou...
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Quinn not backing off tax increase, plans to seek full term as governorAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn Friday said he has no plans to back off his proposed income tax increase. "We have to have revenue to pay the bills," Quinn told reporters a...